Five decades in the music industry 100 albums 10 Grammys the Kennedy Center Honors & the Country Music Hall of Fame Add high-profile activism for the legalisation of marijuana the foundation of a ground-breaking philanthropic organisation & a much-publicised personal life
- Willie Nelson&s is a story like no other Born during the great depression in 1933 & raised by his grandparents he began singing in dance halls & Honky Tonks at the age of 13 as an escape from working as a cotton picker in the fields of Arkansas He went on to write some of the most popular country songs of all time & to record some classic versions of others including Crazy Bring Me Sunshine Always on my Mind & Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain An American icon who still tours extensively & headlines music festivals Willie Nelson & his music have found their way into the hearts & minds of fans all over the world Now 81 years of age Nelson leaves no experience or moment unturned as he shares the full story From his drive to write music to the women in his life; from his collaborations to his bankruptcy to the foundation of Farm Aid; Nelson shares in his distinct voice soaring highs & painful lows